sodden
Soaked or drenched with liquidSoaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
» The ground is sodden and muddy.
Der Boden ist aufgeweicht und schlammig. — al_ex_an_der
Земля сира та багниста. — Ahha
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4 sensesSoaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
durchnässt, aufgeweicht
промо́кшийpromókšij
(figuratively)Drunk; stupid as a result of drunkenness.
1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, line 560, You whoreson sodden headed sheepes-face […]
sturzbetrunken, sturzbesoffen
отупе́вшийotupévšij
(figuratively)Dull, expressionless (of a person’s appearance).
(archaic)Boiled.
- wet through and through; thoroughly wet
Examples
4 sentencesThe ground is sodden and muddy.
Земля сира та багниста. — Ahha
deDer Boden ist aufgeweicht und schlammig. — al_ex_an_der
The football field was absolutely sodden.
The way, sodden with rain, was extremely slippery.
deDer Weg, vom Regen ganz aufgeweicht, war extrem rutschig. — freddy1
The path, sodden with rain, was extremely slippery.
deDer Weg, vom Regen ganz aufgeweicht, war extrem rutschig. — freddy1
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English sodden, soden, from Old English soden, ġesoden, from Proto-Germanic *sFrom Middle English sodden, soden, from Old English soden, ġesoden, from Proto-Germanic *sudanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to seethe; boil”). Cognate with West Frisian sean, Dutch gezoden (“seethed, boiled”) (related to Dutch zode (“swampy land”)), Low German saden, söddt,
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Forms
more sodden, most sodden| Comparative | more sodden Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sodden Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- wet through and through; thoroughly wet:soppy
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form